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Poetry and Freedom and the river Amstel
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Poetry and Freedom and the river Amstel

Pieter Tanjé · 1755 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Liberty, with a liberty cap, presents herself to Poetry. Poetry holds a lyre and is assisted by History, with a pen, and Religion, who has the flame of divine inspiration on her head. Minerva sits in the foreground. Putti show a map with the flow of the Amstel river. In the foreground, putti display the coats of arms of villages on the Amstel. In the background, the city of Amsterdam with the IJ. Title page for a book of poems about the Amstel river.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printriver'Poesia' (Ripa)Freedom, Liberty'Libertà' (Ripa)
Credit lineDichtkunst en Vrijheid en de rivier de Amstel. 1755. Pieter Tanjé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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